Puccinia stromatica Berk. & M. A. Curtis 1874

Puccinia stromatica Berk. & Curt. Grevillea 3: 53. 1874
III. Telia caulicolous, crowded and confluent in groups up to 1.5 cm. long, roimd, small, early naked, somewhat pulverulent, the spores remaining together in a crust-like mass ; ruptured epidermis inconspicuous; teliospores oblong or ellipsoid, 16-21 by 26-32 m, rounded or obtuse above, rounded or somewhat narrowed below, slightly constricted at septum; wall goldenor chestnut-brown, rather thick, 1.5-2.5 ^, slightly thickened at apex up to 5 /i, smooth; pedicel slightly yellowish, up to twice length of spore.
On Ranunculaceae :
Clematis sp., Alabama. Type locality: North America [Alabama], on Clematis sp. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.